Combined calendar and writing pad



Nov; 1o, 1942. D M ENNY A301x149 COMBINED CALENDAR AND WRITING PAD Filed De@-v 22, 1941 .1 a oouocooooooooooooooooo ou 'I nnoiuoogo ogggggclgga OD DOOUUOOODOOUOOOODO Patented Nov. 10, 1942 2 claims.

Thisdnvention,relatestto al combined: calendar` AIn conducting business, h'social,alici-,other aiiairs from'. a` desk, it is frequently` necessary. ton consult a calendar'fto,determine.. the presentdate, or a past or` future, date, and. then write @memorandum onnotation relative tolthede ternriinedi date. Thermemorandum is 'usuallyWr-itten'on amerno.- randuinepadzwhich.maybe available.. on the desk, andfreque'ntly a supplemental notationismade onthe calendar-padli'nthe dateerea. These in:- svcriptioris are. intended', for, future reference, but it often Ahappens. that when it` isA Adesired to:l referto. the memorandum, the'fvvri'ting-pad:v has been misplaced, and the brief notationn previously madey in the date areaof,thecalendarfpadis'insufcient to convey therrequi'siteinformation,

Furthermore, notationsrnade'lon, an ordinary memorandum-pad areopen ,for inspectionL to unauthorized-persons that indy,'hl'ftpp'eny toy partisv shielded againstinspection bye;cafsualvisitors at the desk, thus providing privacy .forv the confidential entries.

Itis, therefore, an, object of, this; invention to provide a combined calendar.andfwitingnpad, in

which the calendar and,Writingrpadareldetachably secured to va foldableholder whichmay.be

opened` to exposey the vcalendarY` and. writing-pad for inspection and use, and l whichV maybev folded to completely cover: boththe calender.,andwrit,

ing-pad.

Another object of this invention is to provide a combined calendar andrwriting-pedv, in which the calendar `and Writing-padfare provided,Y with naps to be removeaibly received in pockets'formed in a foldable holder tormly securegthe,calendarv and opposed covers hingedly or moveably secured.

thereto, one coverhaving apocket formed therein for the receptionof a flap Vcarried-byel calenY dar-pad to detachably secure thecalendar-pad to the cover, and the opposed coverfhavi'ng` a,

pocket formed therein for thev receptionof iiap Vcarried by la writingepad to detachably secure.

the wr'tii'glpad to this cover.

provide a combined, calendar and writing-pad which. includes avfoldableI holder having a iiexible back to which a front cover and a back cover are hingedly or moveably secured, the covers having pockets formed therein which are accessible eiiiiie desk. If, however.,'rneansf repur'Y yiqe to ooven the writing-mad; then. the` inem'orandum. in. the,

endar A more speciiic objectv ofthis inventionisxt;

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K e ,l With the foregoing and other objects view,A whichl Will4 nnnenn es; the oies.eniiiiion` proceeds,

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Figurerl isi-a perspective view-ofithecombined Celendnrrnod; and; Writing-12nd,. depicting the folable helleiffor the nedepinopen position.

Eieiire 2 ie assimilerv-iewl but depicting the foldableh er .in i closed position.

Figur attaceorplan,View of the open holder,lsh ow ngthe calendar-pad;andwriting-pad detachablnfsecuraed thereto.

Figure. 4 is anenlargedfragmental sectional View teiken ongineline 4 4 of Figure 3,- and.

Eigureo is` anl enlarged fragmental sectional view taken on theline 5-5 ofFigure 3.

Referringj to the drawing, in which similar reference characters' designate. corresponding parts, thereisl depicted a container member or holderl I0; having. a flexible back portion Il, to whichag front'cover I2 is hingedlyormoveably secured;` asindicatedfat- I3;` anda similar back coverA I5:;is;hin gedlye or moveably secured to .the flexible ,barokl I I, as indicated at- II.` Both covers oresimilar, therefore, a, description of one will suffice for,4 b oth.- Each coverl includes a back panel Ileformedfowdboardor other suitableY matehriak.-v and;v this pane'iencasednthenusual decorative covering I8; whichmay be formed\ paper, cloth, leather, Leatherette, or any suitable `deooljative,material; and this covering extends overltheiouterofaceofboth coversJZ andcIE A andgthefiexblebalck II. ,A-v pocket 20, is pro. Y vided in eachA cover I 2f or I 5; byk securing yan inner panel 2| to the outer panel I'I by gluing or stitching the bottom and side edges of the panel ZI t0 the panel 'l, so that the opposed or top edge Y of the inner panel 2| is left open to provide an entrance opening 22 to each pocket. The inner panels 2| are then covered by a decorative lining or facing 23 of any suitable material which extends over the inner face of both inner panels 2| and the inner face of the flexible back II. The outer decorative covering I8 is secured to the cover panels by folding the marginal portions 25 of the covering I8 over the cover panels, which is best shown in Figures 4 and 5. The inner marginal portion 25 of the decorative covering I8, which would.. normally overlie the entrance to the pockets 20, is provided with slits 26 through which entrance is made into the pockets. y

A multi-leaf calendar-pad 21 is provided, and the leaves or pages thereof are ruled to provide rectangular date areas 28 on which the dates are printed in the usual manner, these areas being large enough to receive brief notations thereon.

A multi-leaf writing-pad 30 is also provided, and the leaves thereof are perforated, as indicated at 3|, so that each leaf may be torn into small sections for convenient use. A memorandum or notation may be made on each leaf or each section thereof, and retained Vfor future reference, as will be more fully explained hereinafter.

Each pad is provided with a flap 32, which is glued, stapled or otherwise secured to the rear of the pad, and the outer terminal of each flap 32 is provided with opposed parallel edges 33, from which angularly-disposed or inclined entrance edges 35 extend. To Secure each pad to the holder |0, the inclined entrance edges 35 of each flap 32 is inserted in the entrance slit 26 of a pocket 20, and then the pad is forced inwardly to its furthermost inner position, in which position substantially the entire flap is positioned within the pocket, and the faces and parallel edges 33 of each flap securely hold each pad to a cover of the holder I0. The calendarpad 21 is preferably secured to the front cover I2, and the Writing-pad 30 is secured to the back cover I5, as best shown in Figures 1 and 3.

At the upper or pocket entrance edge of the covers I2 and I5 the marginal portion 2'5 of the decorative covering I8 is glued or otherwise secured directly to the panel as best seen in Figure 4. The remaining edges of the covers I2 and I5 have the marginal portion 25 of thc decorative covering I8 glued or otherwise secured to the inner or pocket-forming panel I2, as best seen in Figure 5. marginal portion 25 of the decorative covering I8 extends around the lateral edges of the outer panels I1 and in the inner pocket-forming panels 2|, and is secured to the marginal portion of the inner face of each panel to thus reinforce the lateral edge of the pocket 20 to prevent them being torn by the insertion of a flap 32 into' a pocket. The inner edge of each pocket 20 is reinforced by a reinforcing strip or tabs 36 which is glued or otherwise secured to the outer faces of the marginal portions of an outer panel l2 and an inner panel 2| at a location near the pocket entrance, as best shown in Figures 3 and 5. Each strip 36 is preferably formed of cloth or other relatively strong material. to thus hold the inner edge of each pocket 20 against tearing or breaking by the insertion of a fiap 32 As shown in Figure 5, the

into the pocket. With the pockets thus reinforced, the life of the holder I0 is greatly prolonged, because the insertion of the flaps 32 of the writing or calendar pads into the pockets 20 will not tear or break the pocket-forming components, owing to the provision of the reinforcement.

The covers |2 and I5 are moveably or hingedly secured to the flexible back II, so that the covers may be moved to either opened or closed position to expose the pads for use and inspection, or one cover may be folded over the other to cover the pads against inspection.

When it is desired to consult the calendarand to make memorandums on the pads, the holder is moved to open position, as indicated in Figures 1 and 3, and then the pads rest atwise upon the' desk or other surfaces so that the calendar may i be readily consulted, and the writing-pad is conveniently available for writing memorandums thereon. In this arrangement, the writing-pad is immediately adjacent the calendar-pad and any notations relative to the selected date may be conveniently made on the adjacent writingpad. These notations may include confidential data, and when such data is inscribed on the pad, the holder I0 is moved to closed position, as best indicated in Figure 2, in which position, the data is shielded from inspection by unauthorized persons but is immediately available for inspection by the authorized person by simply opening the foldable holder I0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. In a device of the character described, a holder having a flexible back, a front cover and a back cover movably secured to theback, an outer panel forming a part of'each cover, an inner. panel secured to each outer panel in a manner to form an open pocket therebetween, a covering forming a part of the back and secured to the back and outer panels and having its marginal portion folded over the edges of the inner and outer panels and secured to the marginal portion of the inner panel to reinforce the pockets, multipage pads, a flap carried by each pad for insertion into a pocket to detachably secure the pad to a cover, and a facing forming a part of the back and secured to the back, inner panels and the marginal portion of the covering on the inner panels.

2. In a device of the character described, a holder having a flexible back, covers movably secured to the back, an outer panel forming a part of each cover, an inner panel forming a part of each cover and secured to each outer panel in a manner to form an open pocket therebetween, a reinforcing strip secured to and extending around the edge portions of the inner and outer panels at the entrance to the pocket to reinforce the entrance portion of the pocket, a covering forming a part of the back and secured to the back, reinforcing strips, an outer panel and having its marginal portion folded over the edges of the inner and outer panels to reinforce the pockets, multi-page pads, a iiap carried by each pad for insertion into a pocket to detachably secure the pad to a cover, and a facing forming a part of the back and secured to the back, reinforcing strips, inner panels and a marginal portion of the covering on the inner panel.

DAVID MARVIN PENNY. 

